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Carla Lockhart vs Michael Payne

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Carla Lockhart
Carla Lockhart
DUP Upper Bann
vs
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Michael Payne
Lab Gedling

Voting alignment

Carla Lockhart and Michael Payne voted the same way 8% of the time, based on 201 shared comparable votes.

16 same votes 185 different votes 201 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
7 Aye 2 No
Housing 33% aligned 9 shared votes
3 Aye 6 No
1 Aye 2 No
Migration 33% aligned 3 shared votes
3 Aye 0 No
3 Aye 1 No
Democracy / Parliament 25% aligned 4 shared votes
0 Aye 4 No
4 Aye 6 No
Crime / Justice 20% aligned 10 shared votes
4 Aye 6 No
2 Aye 3 No
Benefits 20% aligned 5 shared votes
4 Aye 1 No
Most different by topic
18 Aye 43 No
Tax 0% aligned 61 shared votes
43 Aye 18 No
4 Aye 8 No
Energy 0% aligned 12 shared votes
8 Aye 4 No
3 Aye 6 No
Devolution / Local Government 0% aligned 9 shared votes
6 Aye 3 No
4 Aye 3 No
Transport 0% aligned 7 shared votes
3 Aye 4 No
1 Aye 3 No
Foreign Affairs 0% aligned 4 shared votes
3 Aye 1 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

45.5%
27% below average
Rank 628 of 649
Participation
76.6%
4% above average
Rank 276 of 649
755
1,658 eligible divisions
Total votes
452
590 eligible divisions
389
51.5% of votes cast
Aye votes
233
51.5% of votes cast
366
48.5% of votes cast
No votes
219
48.5% of votes cast
1
0.1% of votes cast
Against party
0
0.0% of votes cast
6 years, 9 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
2 years, 3 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

176
+92.3 vs Commons average
Rank 35 of 649
Appearances
24
-59.7 vs Commons average
Rank 580 of 649
198
+52.1 vs Commons average
Rank 140 of 649
Contributions
27
-118.9 vs Commons average
Rank 589 of 649

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,275,108
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£216,868
all imported IPSA years
£258,626
14% above average
Latest expenses
£216,868
4% below average
3
3 registered categories
Registered interests
10
2 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Foreign Affairs
41 of 50 votes
#1
Housing
32 of 32 votes
Brexit / EU
46 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
4 of 4 votes
Devolution / Local Government
38 of 55 votes
#3
Transport
28 of 29 votes
Crime / Justice
100 of 174 votes
#4
Education
48 of 50 votes
Environment / Climate
24 of 44 votes
#5
Work / Employment
37 of 39 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Closure motion 11 Sept 2026
Aye
No
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026 9 Sept 2026
Aye
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142 8 Sept 2026
No
Aye
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140 8 Sept 2026
No
No
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment) Order 2026 1 Jul 2026
Aye
No
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026 24 Jun 2026
Trade
Aye
Where they voted the same
Aye
Draft Immigration and Asylum (Provision of Accommodation to Failed Asylum-Seekers) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 28 Apr 2026
Migration
Aye
No
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms 24 Feb 2026
Education
No
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading 3 Feb 2026
Benefits
Aye
Aye
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 14 Jan 2026
Aye
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 30 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Sentencing Bill Committee: New Clause 6 21 Oct 2025
Crime / Justice
No
No
Planning and Infrastructure Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22 10 Jun 2025
Housing
No
Aye
Armed Forces Commissioner Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendments 2 and 3 3 Jun 2025
Defence
Aye
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34 18 Mar 2025
Education
No
Aye
Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 39 12 Mar 2025
Work / Employment
Aye
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